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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a CXR the most ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
both cardiogenic and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
The anterior and ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant ... ParaAorticLine #PAView #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
are ill-defined and ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... pneumonia (OP) and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The contours of the left and right diaphragm should be visible.
The right diaphragm should be visible
contours of the left and ... air in the lungs and ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... Hemidiaphragm #RadiologyAssistant
The left main pulmonary artery (in purple) passes over the left main bronchus and is higher
main bronchus and ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... Pulmonary #Artery #RadiologyAssistant
Mediastinal lines
Mediastinal lines or stripes are interfaces between the soft tissue of mediastinal structures and the
mediastinal structures and ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Paratracheal #RadiologyAssistant